Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein launches at Imperial College London with US$30 million funding

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There’s one story this week that we simply had to cover. With Florida's impending ban on cultivated meat set to take effect on 1 July 2024, one of the cultivated meat companies driving the industry forward is hosting a one-night-only pop-up to celebrate the future of food and the importance of food freedom this Thursday. "People should have the right to choose what goes on their plates," said the company’s CEO & Founder. Quite right, too! A thumbs-up and an up yours to Ron De Santis!

Elsewhere, there was a US$10 million injection for an Israeli biotech, which offers a cutting-edge technology platform to produce cultivated food with what it claims is unmatched, cost-efficient scalability. There was also US$30 million in funding coming the way of Imperial College London, courtesy of the Bezos Earth Fund, to establish Imperial’s Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein in the UK.

Staying in the UK, a quarter pounder made with the help of AI on a Yorkshire industrial estate has officially been crowned ‘Britain’s greenest burger’. Made with vertically farmed oyster mushrooms, the Hooba burger is developed using one of the most unique and eco-friendly production processes in the food industry.

And we were pleased to see that a Future of Protein Production Amsterdam exhibitor has debuted an egg replacer ingredient for plant-based burgers: cracking the code to removing animal-derived texturizers and additives from burgers and impart a meaty bite.

Meanwhile, a leader in agricultural commodities processing, is taking root in the burgeoning plant-based protein market has announced the expansion of its protein portfolio with the introduction of pea and faba bean protein concentrate. They are Non-GMO Project Verified, boast a neutral color, and come in a finely textured form, facilitating optimal blending and ensuring consistent product quality.

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🌱 Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein launches at Imperial College London with US$30 million funding

🐔 UPSIDE Foods to host Freedom of Food pop-up in Miami ahead of Florida's cultivated meat ban this Thursday

🏭 Pluri subsidiary Ever After Foods secures US$10 million strategic investment to solve cultivated food scalability challenges